You can now use your Meta avatar in video calls on Instagram and Messenger

Meta announced today that users can now use their avatars to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company says the new functionality will allow users... Read more »

Netflix updates ‘Profile Transfer’ feature so users can switch to an existing account

Netflix is updating its profile transfer feature to allow members to switch to an already existing account, the company noted today in a blog post. Now, users can transfer... Read more »

Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline

Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram... Read more »

Shutterstock expands deal with OpenAI to build generative AI tools

Shutterstock today announced that it plans to expand its existing deal with OpenAI to provide the startup with training data for its AI models. Over the next six years,... Read more »

How to Create Recovery Drive on Windows 11 (Full Guide)

You get more backup & recovery options on Windows 11 than any other desktop operating system. The System Restore tool lets you roll back your operating system to a... Read more »

Why SUSE is forking Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Today, SUSE announced that it is creating a hard fork of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and that it will develop and maintain an RHEL-compatible distribution. SUSE says that... Read more »

TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI catch up, bootstrapping tactics, hiring a head of growth

By the time it becomes clear that the wrong person is leading Product or Engineering, it might be too late to change course. The same holds true for your... Read more »

eBay acquires AI-powered product authentication company Certilogo

eBay announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Certilogo, a company that provides AI-powered apparel and fashion goods digital IDs and authentication. The financial terms of the... Read more »

The quest for solid-state EV batteries

As we shift away from gas- and diesel-powered engines and toward electrification, a recurring problem comes up: Batteries are heavy, and heavy is the enemy of efficiency. The quest... Read more »

Sustainable Ocean Alliance converts its accelerator into a broader ‘Ecopreneur Network’

Startup accelerators are interesting places, but the model of packaging a good idea up and firing it at VCs from a demo day cannon is getting diminishing returns. The... Read more »
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